94 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
ILLUSTRATIONS 
Mr. DeLancey Gill, illustrator, with the assistance of Mr. 
Albert E. Sweeney, continued the preparation of the illus- 
trations of the bureau. A summary of this work follows: 
Drawings for publications-_- esi A a mee 32 
Photographs retouched for é eNSTaving eee LEA. RE 78 
Illustration copy made ready for engraving__-___________- 319 
Illustrative proof edited ___-______- 302 
Editions of colored alas exaritied at iGowemattent! Printing 
Office = 22 ot Se SO ne ee ee LO) OU 
Negatives prepared _ - ERY ELLE eae Se ee a 232 
Films developed from field exposures. ee eens oles 240 
Prints for distribution and office use_ Ue FOE LO CU ibe Wi7/ 
In November of last year Mr. Gill began to reclassify the 
large collection of ethnologic and archeologic negatives with a 
view of preparing a comprehensive catalogue of the lin- 
guistic families and tribes with such historic data as is avail- 
able. He has made good progress in this work. About 
5,000 negatives have already been catalogued. 
LIBRARY 
The reference library continued under the immediate care 
of Miss Ella Leary, librarian, assisted by Mr. Roderick 
McPherson and later by Mr. Thomas Blackwell. 
During the year 500 books were accessioned. Of these 70 
were acquired by purchase, 130 by gift and exchange, and 
300 by binding of periodicals. The current periodicals 
annually received number about 925, of which 35 are by 
subscription, the remainder being obtained through exchange. 
The bureau has also received 200 pamphlets. The aggre- 
gate number of volumes in the library at the close of the year 
was 25,061; of pamphlets about 15,100. Satisfactory prog- 
ress was made toward the completion of the new subject 
catalogue from the old imperfect author’s catalogue. 
The most pressing need which confronts the library is 
shelving for the ever increasing accumulations of books. 
Extensive shiftings and readjustments have been necessary 
during the year in order to make space available where it is 
most needed, but the library is totally lacking in facilities to 
allow for its expansion. 
